Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-28

Looney bill, reported by the majority Of the
committee
Mr.. Talbot moved to reassign this matter
for Wednesday. The motion was lost.
Mr.. Looney stated that the Committee on
Labor had almost unanimously (nine out OF
ten members) reported the bill, House docu-
ment l59. House document 162 in certain
sense incorporated l59 and 100; document
l60 was supplementary, to some extent, to
No. l59. So that it was of vital Importance
to dispose first of No. 1853. He hoped the
House would consider that bill first
Mr.. Walton raised the point of order that
the bill l59 was recommitted to the commit
tee with the other labor bills) with instruc-
lions to incorporte it in the bill to be report
ed That had been done in only one of the
bills reported. He wished to know whether
under these circumstances any other bill
than House document 1852 was properly be
fore the House.
The speaker ruled that there were three
reports from this committee, and the House
would be obliged to act upon them In the
ma nner they saw fit. The chair could no,
distinguish between them, and rule out one,
without ruling out all, if it was considered
that the committee had not reported accord
ing to instructions.
Mr. Burns of Poland moved to substitute
the minority report B, Heath bill) for the
majority report (Looney billy 1852 for l6O,
Mr.. Shaw moved to amend by substituting
minority report A bryant bill) l6l.
Debate followed these motions, when Mr..
Barker, in order to get House document 10y,
bureau of labor statistics bill, before the
House to be considered first, moved that
House documents 100, l6l and 1872 be
laid upon the table for the present; and this
motion prevailed.
House document l59 then came up under
assignment and was read the first and second
times.
Mr.. Lyons of Vinalhaven moved that the
rules be suspended, the bill read a third time
and put upon its passage to be eDgrossed.
This motion prevailed and the bill was read
the third time.
The speaker here stated that the rule gov
erning in this matter would be the disposal
OF the bill by sections, and that after sec
ton was passed no amendments could be Of
fered to it.
Mr.. Shaw moved to amend section 3, after
the word ''person" by striking out the words
"who is identified with the labor interests
and"
Some short debate followed, when Mr..
Marston moved to amend the section by in
serting the words industrial and" before the
words "labor interests"
MIR. Shaw accepted the amendment in lieu
of his, which he withdrew.
Mr. Marston, (before action was had on
the amendments offered to section B. moved
to amend Section 2 by inserting after the
word "people" a semi-colon. This amend
ment was adopted.
Mr. Newbert of Appleton moved to strike
ok <hA ,or2 1ohn no
amendment was lost on viva voce vote.
The question then being taken on Mr..
Marston's amendment to- section 3, it was
adopted
Mr.. Bryant of Pittsfeld asked leave to
submit an amendment to section l, but the
chair ruled it out of order, except uader q
suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Marston moved to amend section Z,
sixth line, by changing the word "monthly"
to "quarterly." Amendment adopted
Mr.. Randall of Augusta asked unanimous
consent to offer an amendment to section 6.
The amendment was read, and on motion of
Mr.. Clark of Bangor, the rules were sus
pended and it was received. 1t is as follows
By adding after the word "oficers" in the
fifth line-s'And said Commissioners shall
cause to be published and circulated in this
State, ten thousand copies, annually, of the
results of its labors, as to the objects for
which the commission is established" The
amendment was then adopted.
Mr.. Harrington of Norridgewock moved to
strike out all of Section 9. He subsequently
withdrew this motion; and moved to strike
out the second line of said section, and in
sert "on and after July LIST, 1887"
Some little discussion was had, when Mr..
Harrington withdrew his second amendment,
and rapawed tho fOrmar ono which WAC
adopted.
The bill, as amended, was then passed to
be eRgrossed
Mr.. Newbert of Appleton presented the
following
Ordered, That when this House adjourn it
adjourn to meet on Monday next at 4.30
O'clock. 2. M.
Mr.. Condor of Friendship moved to amend
by striking out "Monday next at 4.30 P. M"
and inserting "this afternoon at 2.30 p. N. "
Sharp debate was elected by this move, on
the part of Messrs. Newbert, Marston, Har-
Messrs. Looney, Cloutier, Bishop, Condor
and Hersey for,-but the amendment was
carried by a large majority.
The original order, as amended, was given
a passage.
On motion of Mr.. Lyons of Vinalhaven,
the House then adjourned, q ?. M.
AFTERNOON.
The House re-assembled at $50.
The subject under consideration by assign
ment, were the reports of the Committee on
Labor-Majority Report, No. l6O, Uooney
BilD, Minority Report A, l6l, bryant Bill),
Minori y Report B, 1872, Heath Bid.
The question before the House was the
amendment of Mr.. Shaw, (to substitute Mi
norty Report Az, to the motion of MIR.
Burus of Poland to substitute Minority Re-
port B for the majority report.
Mr.. Bryant of Pittsfeld obtained the floor
and made dispassionate argument in favor
of his bill.
He was followed by Mr.. Powers of Houl-
ton in an able presentation of the merits of
the Looney Bill. The defect which he OBJ
served in the Bryant Bill was that it would
provide no more Law on the subject than at
present contained in the statute books.
Mr.. Fogg obtained the floor for the pur-
pose of stating his position in regard to
Labor Law, and the reasons why he support
ported the Bryant Bill, referring to the AS
saults that had been made upon him in the
press.
This called forth some trite remarks from
Mr.. Coulter of Lewiston, who. too, seemed
TO have been the object of similar attacks.
MIR. Walton next addressed the House,
-declaimjng forcibly against the proposed
determination against women provided in
the Looney bill.
Mr.. Noble of Lewiston directed a pointed